FindLaw AP News Feedhttp://news.findlaw.comAssociated Press breaking news from around the world, brought to you by FindLaw.com.Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:14:30 -07:00Wisconsin governor tells NFL players to stop anthem protestshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/dc8eca2a2f814f3da4703acd3c7aee21Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:49:22 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he thinks NFL players should stop protesting during the national anthem and instead speak out against domestic violence.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/dc8eca2a2f814f3da4703acd3c7aee21Source: Trump to meet with Yellen to discuss Fed jobhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/7819820315904dccb0d001b1c13dab1dMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:41:32 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday to discuss the possibility of a second term as head of the central bank, a source familiar with the administration's Fed search said Monday.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/7819820315904dccb0d001b1c13dab1dThe Latest: Minnesota Somalis mourn, condemn Somalia blasthttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/bd9a0ef793a44e1ca5d1d8f148ba12c9Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:17:22 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the Minnesota Somali community's reaction to Saturday's explosion that killed more than 300 people in Mogadishu, Somalia (all times local):http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/bd9a0ef793a44e1ca5d1d8f148ba12c9Activist kicked off American flight charges discriminationhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/c03403696c244d38941b434aaa22c874Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:21:18 GMTAn activist who helped organize the Women's March on Washington is accusing an American Airlines pilot of racial discrimination for kicking her off a flight.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/c03403696c244d38941b434aaa22c874Trump campaign faces subpoena in assault lawsuithttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/ce09d8f5769245c291d0655b6e5167c5Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:06:16 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been subpoenaed for records related to past sexual assault allegations against Trump — charges the president on Monday dismissed as "made-up stuff."http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/ce09d8f5769245c291d0655b6e5167c5The Latest: Israeli leader congratulates Kurz on Austria winhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/7ad1177c0bd74fce8425c2d8f5de85cfMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:58:21 GMTVIENNA (AP) — The Latest on Austria's election (all times local):http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/7ad1177c0bd74fce8425c2d8f5de85cfFirm behind Trump-Russia dossier balks at House subpoenahttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/b6f27424050e4e4290b7e898dc8d2099Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:00:12 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A political research firm behind a dossier of allegations about President Donald Trump's connections to Russia is balking at subpoenas from the House intelligence committee, with a lawyer for the firm questioning the legitimacy of the panel's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/b6f27424050e4e4290b7e898dc8d2099The Latest: DA to retry suspect in woman's burning deathhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a99e28b8cb2c4dac9bc5fcfbf2ce0feeMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:38:03 GMTBATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a Mississippi man charged in the burning death of a woman (all times local):http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a99e28b8cb2c4dac9bc5fcfbf2ce0feeCapital murder charges filed in Muslim teen's deathhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/e5fc9ec9cf104e8cb80215a3f004d0c7Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:26:33 GMTFAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia man accused of killing a 17-year-old Muslim girl as she walked back to her mosque is now facing a possible death penalty after an indictment Monday charging him with capital murder and rape.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/e5fc9ec9cf104e8cb80215a3f004d0c7911 calls on nursing home dying: 'Oh my God, this is crazy'http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/96f685e652234cec9be00838fbf0d374Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:31:39 GMTFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — At first there was no hint of distress in the 911 calls, no sense of panic. But newly released emergency calls from a sweltering South Florida nursing home that lost its air conditioning to Hurricane Irma showed staffers becoming increasing agitated by an unfolding disaster that would ultimately claim 14 elderly lives.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/96f685e652234cec9be00838fbf0d374Raw sewage contaminating waters in Puerto Rico after Mariahttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/b1a1be637ccb4d3093c856ac39c57755Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:58:28 GMTCAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Raw sewage is pouring into the rivers and reservoirs of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. People without running water bathe and wash their clothes in contaminated streams, and some islanders have been drinking water from condemned wells.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/b1a1be637ccb4d3093c856ac39c57755Florida state of emergency declared for white nationalisthttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/ed023822f54c40a4ae21260bcd0a83d7Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:39:10 GMTTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Citing past clashes and protests, Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency in advance of a speech white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to give at the University of Florida.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/ed023822f54c40a4ae21260bcd0a83d7The Latest: Judge accepts Bergdahl's guilty pleashttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/c176bfaff1b7453faf00b6bf965b880bMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:58:00 GMTFORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the court-martial of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his post in Afghanistan (all times local):http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/c176bfaff1b7453faf00b6bf965b880bColumn: NFL still riding high, despite issueshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/fadda24b49704487bd95f2b9955d4a83Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:16:04 GMTThe narratives themselves are easy enough to craft. Anyone searching for signs the NFL is in trouble doesn't need to look far to document the league's woes.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/fadda24b49704487bd95f2b9955d4a83Trump, McConnell: No matter what people say, we're friendshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/baa8128da1d0454c8beca24386a6be9eMon, 16 Oct 2017 22:03:19 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell reaffirmed their alliance of necessity Monday in a raucous Rose Garden news conference that also underscored their sharp differences. The garrulous president claimed they were longtime friends now closer than ever; the reserved Senate Republican leader allowed that they share goals and speak often.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/baa8128da1d0454c8beca24386a6be9eCrash leads to fight, stun gun, arrests on Indiana racetrackhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/7b1edb6be703462284d1f007d67a6e6cMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:31:56 GMTANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Two racecar drivers have been arrested after getting into a fistfight following a crash on an Indiana racetrack that ended with a police officer using a stun gun on one of the drivers.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/7b1edb6be703462284d1f007d67a6e6cUS says airstrikes killed "dozens" of militants in Yemenhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/b455cd16a9f54d5c91c9dc1fbe3ec52bMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:54:06 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday it killed dozens of Islamic State fighters in airstrikes on two training camps in Yemen.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/b455cd16a9f54d5c91c9dc1fbe3ec52bRussia: Formal complaint made over gay crackdown in Chechnyahttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a4439654264f4204a2b74a8c2ccba9beMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:39:24 GMTMOSCOW (AP) — A gay Russian man accused authorities in Chechnya on Monday of jailing and beating him as part of a broad crackdown on LGBT people.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a4439654264f4204a2b74a8c2ccba9beFact-checking fake news on Facebook works - just too slowlyhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/96d7efa5f9f94a10b131738f9225cd51Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:04:03 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's effort to limit the spread of fake news using outside fact-checkers appears to be having an effect — although that finding comes with a major caveat.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/96d7efa5f9f94a10b131738f9225cd51Jury deadlocks in trial over burning death in Mississippihttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/feefe38e0c7d45aebe213fc8d19d398aMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:30:40 GMTBATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict in the trial of a man charged with burning a woman to death.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/feefe38e0c7d45aebe213fc8d19d398aThe Latest: About 100 people still reported missing in fireshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/be243f5660584705a2d8d92b1832976eMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:52:10 GMTSANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/be243f5660584705a2d8d92b1832976eLufthansa, 6 others bidding to take over bankrupt Alitaliahttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/c936033f1d3a42b58cb629f15f65f66dMon, 16 Oct 2017 22:02:04 GMTMILAN (AP) — Lufthansa and Easy Jet are among seven airlines that made binding offers Monday to take over all or part of Alitalia, the Italian carrier that declared bankruptcy in May.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/c936033f1d3a42b58cb629f15f65f66dFaces of Holocaust victims projected on Prague synagoguehttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/ade22f0a5d7242238d406482bb9040fcMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:53:09 GMTPRAGUE (AP) — Prague's Jewish Museum has launched a new project to honor the victims of the Holocaust.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/ade22f0a5d7242238d406482bb9040fcHow major US stock indexes fared on Mondayhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/bd91cedf2ce14fdf8a4f92a5e7d98fabMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:00:21 GMTU.S. stocks finished slightly higher Monday, extending a record-setting run for the stock market into a sixth straight week. Financial and technology stocks had some of the biggest gains. Energy companies also rose along with crude oil prices. Health care stocks declined the most.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/bd91cedf2ce14fdf8a4f92a5e7d98fabUK, EU leaders agree on need for speed in Brexit talkshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/f17e98204f9f48e08c46cf817e668620Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:16:20 GMTBRUSSELS (AP) — Britain's prime minister capped a day of Brexit diplomacy Monday with hugs from the chief of the European Union's executive arm and an agreement that negotiations on the U.K.'s departure from the EU need to be sped up.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/f17e98204f9f48e08c46cf817e668620The Latest: Authorities: Days, weeks for some to see homeshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/f194cce683d64cc790c1661ff096eacdMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:05:26 GMTSANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/f194cce683d64cc790c1661ff096eacdThe Latest: Catalan leader calls jailing of 2 'bad news'http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/9c25d6cabf2e412dbac0db44c85c967dMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:52:57 GMTBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local):http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/9c25d6cabf2e412dbac0db44c85c967dTrump says predecessors didn't honor fallen; response heatedhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/7847611465f8408ca020a76ef1206e63Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:42:38 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — For U.S. presidents, meeting the families of military personnel killed in war is about as wrenching as the presidency gets. President Donald Trump's suggestion Monday that his predecessors fell short in that duty brought a visceral reaction from those who witnessed those grieving encounters.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/7847611465f8408ca020a76ef1206e63Former workers testify against breeder with 84 Great Daneshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/f7cea155b076460184ed468c1728b14aMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:09:32 GMTOSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — Former employees of New Hampshire dog breeder say her home's floors were covered in dog urine and feces, and an officer says the property was such a mess it looked like it had been burglarized when 84 Great Danes were seized in June.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/f7cea155b076460184ed468c1728b14aSpain lowers 2018 growth forecast from 2.6 to 2.3 percent amid political uncertainty in Cataloniahttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/e4e75f47839c409eb966006105c47e1fMon, 16 Oct 2017 22:09:44 GMTMADRID (AP) — Spain lowers 2018 growth forecast from 2.6 to 2.3 percent amid political uncertainty in Catalonia.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/e4e75f47839c409eb966006105c47e1fWhat cosmic crash confirmed: Einstein was as good as goldhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/e80ae1a5a59f41599b3e5d657fc2bcd5Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:03:15 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — When two extremely dense neutron stars crashed together in a distant galaxy, astronomers struck scientific gold, confirming previously unproven theories, including some from Albert Einstein.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/e80ae1a5a59f41599b3e5d657fc2bcd5The Latest: Search continues for man missing from platformhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/fe396b562e154ba0970a97f8acf91856Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:49:10 GMTKENNER, La. (AP) — The Latest on the oil rig explosion near New Orleans (all times local):http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/fe396b562e154ba0970a97f8acf91856Suspected US missiles kill 20 militants in NW Pakistanhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/8b866acdce414a509ff9dd2f27f865b2Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:16:11 GMTDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Missiles apparently fired by a U.S. drone struck a militant compound in the Kurram tribal region close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border Monday evening, killing 20 extremists, two intelligence officials said Mondayhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/8b866acdce414a509ff9dd2f27f865b2Sears' shares fall after key shareholder plans to quit boardhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/9766ae8b11c446e58401abb254f1eda6Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:38:19 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. have tumbled after the ailing retailer announced that an executive of the company's second largest shareholder was resigning from is board.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/9766ae8b11c446e58401abb254f1eda6The Latest: Jury deadlocks in trial over burning deathhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/c7d350dae3f34c2eaeccc290e209acf5Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:15:32 GMTBATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a Mississippi man charged in the burning death of a woman (all times local):http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/c7d350dae3f34c2eaeccc290e209acf5Venezuela opposition looks for answers after election losshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/c89d45970e1747998b4d9e82965b4846Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:06:25 GMTCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Voting sites were shifted to distant neighborhoods with rampant crime. Ballots featured the faces of opposition candidates who lost in primaries. The government-stacked National Electoral Council denied monitoring accreditation to one of Venezuela's most important independent observers.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/c89d45970e1747998b4d9e82965b4846Rates on US Treasury bills climb at weekly auctionhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a6af624370a24d76bd9a93e512035e58Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:58:10 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills climbing to their highest level in nine years.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a6af624370a24d76bd9a93e512035e58Woman accused of killing son, using tiki oil to burn homehttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/9f629ce1719c48afb5c446d0f883bf4eMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:55:23 GMTMERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — A woman accused of suffocating her 8-year-old son before using tiki torch oil to set her Connecticut home on fire last year has had her bond set at $1 million in a North Carolina court.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/9f629ce1719c48afb5c446d0f883bf4eLas Vegans help after tragedy with garden, free serviceshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/b9851a8ff9d941ea851df6cca7ebb3baMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:10:13 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — The day after a gunman opened fire on a country music festival from a high-rise Las Vegas hotel, a local landscaper was at City Hall with an idea for remembering the 58 people killed in the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/b9851a8ff9d941ea851df6cca7ebb3baWyoming wild horse roundup continues amid counting disputehttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/b907549fd2dd4de0948134100a995b1eMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:02:47 GMTCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A roundup of wild horses continued Monday in the desert of southwestern Wyoming after a judge declined to stop it during a lawsuit over how the animals are counted.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/b907549fd2dd4de0948134100a995b1eOklahoma teen released on probation days before slayinghttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/811471f4dbdb41e48d40a4c2835d402dMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:20:24 GMTTULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma teen accused of fatally shooting a man and raping an 81-year-old woman was released from juvenile court days before the offenses, despite a prosecutor's concerns that he would "hurt or kill a homeowner."http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/811471f4dbdb41e48d40a4c2835d402dMcCarthy: Packers' Rodgers to have surgery on collarbonehttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/77113171157a4a3d8d9f397a4268b5b5Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:38:31 GMTGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says quarterback Aaron Rodgers will have surgery on his broken right collarbone, and that his season could be over.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/77113171157a4a3d8d9f397a4268b5b5Passenger says Delta crew stopped her from singing anthemhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/84c59a9609bf4f8db185fd56d4a95661Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:46:36 GMTSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia physician said her plan to honor a fallen soldier by singing the U.S. national anthem aboard a Delta Air Lines plane carrying the soldier's casket was stopped by a flight attendant who told her it would violate company policy.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/84c59a9609bf4f8db185fd56d4a95661Robert Fairchild ends ballet career with confetti, flowershttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/d7cd09f424a14f32a0f5d3c696c2bedaMon, 16 Oct 2017 22:12:51 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Silvery confetti has rained down on the stage at New York City Ballet for dancer Robert Fairchild, who ended his ballet career by handing out roses to each of his fellow dancers.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/d7cd09f424a14f32a0f5d3c696c2bedaAP Source: Spurs, Aldridge agree on extensionhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/9c63de8de6ab4ae78559ee38147bb347Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:57:15 GMTThe San Antonio Spurs have reached an agreement with LaMarcus Aldridge on an extension that will keep him under contract for an additional three years.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/9c63de8de6ab4ae78559ee38147bb347Democrats accuse EPA's Pruitt of misusing taxpayer fundshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a6b4f8d124e847ddaa3786b6ae32ebdcMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:17:31 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Top-ranking Democrats on four House committees are urging a federal watchdog to review whether Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt broke any laws appearing in a video for a private group opposing an Obama-era clean water rule.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a6b4f8d124e847ddaa3786b6ae32ebdcBetter weather gives leg up to crews on California wildfireshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/f5e1adfb591042b4a79b9a57c4ec72dfMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:58:55 GMTSANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The winds eased, some of the smoke began to clear and the forecast Monday offered a tantalizing chance of rain to thousands of firefighters trying to corral the wildfires that have laid waste to the nation's most celebrated wine-making region.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/f5e1adfb591042b4a79b9a57c4ec72dfThe Latest: Venezuelan opposition figure accepts ballot losshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/91125cf616694c419fe961a6227c688fMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:48:52 GMTCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the outcome of and reaction to Venezuela's key regional elections (all times local):http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/91125cf616694c419fe961a6227c688fAP Exclusive: Corruption probe prompts reviews of NCAA teamshttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a1a654fb4175440eb97fa5726baeb867Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:13:41 GMTThe spate of arrests, details of under-the-table bribes to teenagers and the downfall of one of the sport's best-known coaches has triggered uncomfortable soul-searching among the institutions at the heart of college basketball, including internal reviews by more than two dozen schools of their own prominent programs.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a1a654fb4175440eb97fa5726baeb867Sotomayor: Judging brings emotions, but keep them in checkhttp://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a68e7a14073449589c2013010c5daca4Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:45:17 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told college students in New York City that she sometimes feels "great turmoil" inside when she is hearing arguments on the bench, but works hard to keep her emotions and personal biases in check.http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/a68e7a14073449589c2013010c5daca4